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Grace Lodewick | Graphic Artist

So, you want to get into vintage fashion? | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz April 9, 2025
So, take a deep breath and trust yourself. Personal style is always a work in progress — especially when you are diving into a whole new branch of fashion culture. Try the things you like and see what sticks.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

BU research impacted by Trump climate rollbacks, organizations carry on

Emma Mullay March 6, 2025
While President Donald Trump has enacted mass rollbacks on climate policy at the federal level, Boston University’s climate research programs and sustainability groups have continued to educate and advocate.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and then-Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen talk at Roxbury Community College Jan. 10, 2024. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, alongside over 40 cities, counties and mayors, filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s cuts to National Institutes of Health funding Feb. 20. COURTESY OF JOSHUA QUALLS VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Boston joins nationwide fight against NIH cuts, citing threats to research, jobs

Jack Schwed March 2, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, alongside more than 40 cities, counties and mayors, filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s cuts to National Institutes of Health funding Feb. 20.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor, Josephine Kalbfleisch | DFP Photographer, Lauren Albano | Campus Co-Editor

Musk Foundation donations to BU rocketry club launch debate

Lauren Albano February 28, 2025
Donations made by the Musk Foundation to a BU rocketry team uncovered by The Daily Free Press are igniting debates over private donorship and revealing intra-University tensions over the funding it receives.
Emma Hart | Graphic Artist

The false promise of ‘publish or perish’ culture | Data Driven

Sarah Datta February 23, 2025
External pressure to publish is a huge weight for many academics and directly contributes to “publish or perish” culture — the notion that if researchers don’t pump out papers, they will be fired or discredited. This demand can lead to unethical decisions, such as falsifying data or cherry picking results.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Blindly following influencers is the downfall of our generation | Are Our Brains Really Rotting?

Hillary Hao January 30, 2025
We are constantly fed information through the internet and on social media. Without knowing if the information is true, we spread rumors like wildfires based on assumptions.
Incoming president-elect and Ohio State University executive vice president and provost Dr. Melissa Gilliam in 1 Silber Way

Introducing Melissa Gilliam: A life dedicated to education reaches new peak

Eden Mor October 6, 2023
“I really grew up surrounded by art and artists," said Melissa Gilliam, BU's next president and first Black woman to take on the role.
Undergraduate Affairs

Boston University’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program finalizes funding recipients

Crystal Yormick May 3, 2023
The Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) finalized their funding recipients for this summer.
Mandile Mpofu | Graphic Artist

Science says: Say no to multivitamins

Benjamin Pollock March 16, 2023
It is no shock that at least half of all Americans regularly take multivitamins or other supplements and that nearly 80% of Americans believe the supplement industry is trustworthy.
DFP News Stand

What to expect from campus news

Talia Lissauer June 9, 2022
The Daily Free Press has a campus news section which solely covers news, events, and investigative stories at BU.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: Pooled computing, the future of research

Jaeyoung Choi March 29, 2022
What if I told you that the power of a supercomputer may actually lie within the machine with which you’re reading this article?
East to West: Dec. 6, 2021

East to West: Dec. 6, 2021

Veronica Thompson December 6, 2021

Last episode of the semester! Today on East to West, we cover a BU event on using data science for racial equity, the jewelry brand Tchidite, and the 80th annual Boston Holiday Tree Lighting. Click...

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